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Loneliness

  1. science of us
    How Many Friends Do I Have?Nearly a quarter of millennials report having zero friends.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  2. science of us
    A Case for Giving Brief, Imperfect MassagesThey’re good for pain, stress, anxiety, insomnia, sadness, loneliness, despair…
    By Edith Zimmerman
  3. swellness
    Me, Myself, and My NumbersDoes health tracking suggest a way out of loneliness — while also perpetuating it?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  4. science of us
    Am I Confident Enough in My Social Life to Consider a Peloton?Probably not.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  5. science of us
    Most Days I Don’t Speak at AllIs that weird?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  6. science of us
    This New Study on Loneliness Sure Is BleakEven its “silver lining” isn’t all that comforting.
    By Amanda Arnold
  7. science of us
    What If We All Took Psychedelics and Meditated?Are we all fruiting bodies of the same fungus?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  8. science of us
    The U.K. Is Treating Loneliness Like a Public-Health IssueBut critics say it’s mostly PR.
    By Katie Heaney
  9. loneliness
    Trump Staffers Can’t Get Laid“The last person I would want to be is a single Trump supporter dating in D.C. right now.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  10. science of us
    7 Therapists on What to Do When You Feel LonelyA new study highlights how widespread loneliness really is. Here’s how to make yourself feel better when it hits.
    By Cari Romm
  13. science of us
    What Loneliness Does to the Human BodyThe feeling takes a physical toll.
    By Ashley Fetters
  14. A New Study Says Loneliness Turns People SelfishAnd vice versa.
    By Andrew Gregory
  15. Of Course Some Lonely People Spend Lots of Time on Social MediaMaybe it’s time to stop being surprised by the idea that a lot of heavy social-media users report that they feel lonely.
    By Jesse Singal
  16. You Can Be Happy and Lonely at the Same TimeWhy online friendships can’t replace in-person connection.
    By Brad Stulberg
  17. loneliness
    The Strange Psychology of Why Half a Million Japanese Never Leave Their HomesHikikomori: avoidance of all social contact.
    By Drake Baer
  18. A Little Loneliness Can Be a Very Good ThingIf you use it correctly, that is.
    By Melissa Dahl
  19. You Can Inherit LonelinessBut it’s complicated.
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. one neverending pasta bowl please
    Further Proof That the Solution to All Life’s Problems Is Eating a Lot of CarbsItalian police officers are going viral after they cooked pasta for a lonely elderly couple.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  21. getting it
    Feeling Lonely When You’re Single Doesn’t Mean You’re WeakSo why do we keep telling people it’s not?
    By Alana Massey
  22. advice
    Ask Polly: I’m Sick of Being Unhappy and Alone!It’s time to get as far outside yourself as you can.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  25. loneliness
    Lonely People’s Brains Work DifferentlyA finding that can help explain some self-perpetuating cycles.
    By Christian Jarrett
  26. social psychology
    Why Lonely People Stay LonelyIt’s not because they don’t understand social skills.
    By Melissa Dahl
  27. studies
    Why You Should Go to the Movies (and Do Other Stuff) AloneNew research suggests that a solo movie or dinner could be a lot more fun than you think.
    By Jesse Singal
  28. studies
    Lonely People Like to Binge-Watch TVWho needs friends when you’ve got Friends?
    By Melissa Dahl
  29. love and war
    Does Living Alone Drive You Mad?Weighing the fantasy of liberation and perpetual self-fulfillment against the nightmare of neuroses and kitty-litter panic.
    By Sandra Tsing Loh
  30. social psychology
    Kids These Days Have Fewer Friends, But They’re Cool With ThatThey also report less loneliness than teenagers in the early 1990s.
    By Melissa Dahl
  31. social psychology
    Here’s a Weird Study About Doll Faces and LonelinessThe more we want companionship, the more likely we are to see a face as alive.
    By Jesse Singal